When a Miner Met a Princess ; Long Before the Film Billy Elliot Hit the Big Screen, a Miner's Son From County Durham Had Made Headlines Around the World for His Dancing Prowess. David Whetstone Talks to Jackie Toaduff Whose Autobiography Is Just Out.

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STARDOM was different in Jackie Toaduff's day, particularly if you were brought up in a County Durham village where gainful employment meant the pit.

Jackie, from Stanley, was a clog dancer. And if that doesn't sound X Factor glamorous, it earned him, at 21, a dance with one of the world's most radiantly beautiful women.

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When a Miner Met a Princess ; Long Before the Film Billy Elliot Hit the Big Screen, a Miner's Son From County Durham Had Made Headlines Around the World for His Dancing Prowess. David Whetstone Talks to Jackie Toaduff Whose Autobiography Is Just Out.

He has never forgotten his first dance with Princess Margaret in 1955, when he was still working down the Louisa pit while making a name for himself with clogs on.

He had performed a few times at the Royal Albert Hall but this was a step up - an invitation to dance for the Princess at the ...

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